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A letter by Mar Jacob, bishop of Edessa, on Syriac orthography; also a tract by the same author, and a discourse by Gregory Bar Hebræus on Syriac accents. Now edited, in the original Syriac, from mss. in the British museum, with an English translation and notes

by: Jacob, of Edessa, ca. 640-708; Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286; Phillips, George, 1804-1892

Publication date: 1869

Topics: Syriac language -- Orthography and spelling, Syriac language -- Accents and accentuation

Publisher: London, Edinburgh : Williams and Norgate

Collection: cdl; americana

Contributor: University of California Libraries

Language: English

viii, 96 p.; 47 p. 23 cm

Texts paged in Syriac characters

The selection from Bar Hebræus is the fourth discourse, sixth chapter, On the great points, five sections, from his larger grammar, "The book of rays." The appendix includes text and translation of a fragment of an anonymous letter on accents, probably of the sixth century

Addeddate: 2007-05-16 15:32:37

Associated-names: Bar Hebraeus, 1226-1286. Kethabha dhe-semhe; Phillips, George, 1804-1892

Bookplateleaf: 0002

Call number: SRLF:LAGE-1706920

Camera: 5D

Collection-library: SRLF

Copyright-evidence: Evidence reported by alyson-wieczorek for item letterbymarjacob00jacoiala on May 16, 2007: no visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1869.